Urvashi Rautela Launches goKoronago.com Of N R Group Which Is A Platform To Buy Essential Products From Home At Almost HALF The Price...

1st online website in India to buy essentials like masks and hand cleanser with free Delivery in the form of Family Safety Kit, Office Safety Kit and Society Safety Kit.

Now Masks and Sanitizers will be available at half the price!!!

NR Group is the first company in India to bring this unique initiative through  “goKoronago.com” aimed at serving the common man.

The Mask and Sanitizer are made Locally in India, hence be rest assured of the best quality product, which is available at half the price, only on goKoronago.com

Wearing a Mask and using a Sanitizer has now become an essential part of the daily routine for every person to avoid the Corona epidemic.

But the irony is that these essential products like Masks and Sanitizers are being sold at Retail Outlets or Online Sites at MRP, whereas its manufacturing cost is just half of it.

NR Group has pledged to provide these superior quality Masks and Sanitizers to the common man at a very low price through it’s website goKoronago.com, which will be delivered directly to your doorstep.

The promoter of this company Nilesh N Raghani says  “Of the many companies under the NR Group, the latest being goKoronago.com which will be used as a platform to supply essential products to fight the COVID19 pandemic.

The company wants the Common Man to have access to these essentials at a 40-50 percent discount so that the same is affordable to all.  We offer a Family Kit, which includes 4 Masks and 2 Hand Sanitizers / Cleansers plus essential safety items.

The Masks are 3 three layered, it is Anti-Microbial, Water Repellent and washable upto a minimum of 30 times. Furthermore, it is skin friendly being made of 100% cotton fabric sourced from a reputed company.”

Nilesh N Raghani adds ” There will neither be a wholesaler, nor a retailer, due to which the best quality products are offered at such huge discounts. We will deliver these Mask’s and Sanitizer’s at your doorstep at factory cost as a service to humanity in the form of Safety Kit.

We are introducing a Family Safety Kit, Office Safety Kit and Society Kit which user’s can buy at a never before low price. We are starting this initiative as a moral and social obligation – to prevent the Corona epidemic from spreading in this country. NR Group is the 1st company in India, which has kept the common man in mind – provide a superior quality product at an extremely low price. Let me tell you that there is no company in India that has thought of such a concept.”

Nilesh N Raghani further says “ The jingle of our company is ‘Achchi Cheeze, Achche Daam, Ab Desh Ke Naam’. People can buy these essentials at the click of a button and we will supply them these products right at their doorstep. We have named our website “ goKoronago.com “, as we want this Corona to run away and let us take a sigh of relief.”

Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) Mega Unity Webinar Highlights Pain Points Of Real Estate – Underlines the need for all stakeholders to come together on a common platform and convey critical changes that the authorities need to urgently implement...

June 8, 2020

In the face of adversity comes opportunity. The COVID-19 crisis offers the real estate industry a ‘never before’ opportunity to reset and redo to reinvigorate cities like Mumbai. However, this can only happen if specific policy changes are announced by the authorities. These were the key takeaways from the Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) ‘Mega Unity Webinar,’ held on 8th June 2020 at 05.00 pm, which highlighted the pain points of real estate and endeavoured to come up with practical solutions and suggestions. The biggest webinar brought various developers associations, channel partners associations, architects engineers associations and allied associations together on a common platform for the first time ever.

Harrish Jain, Vice President, Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA), explained, “This pain has brought us all together, it may unite us together also. Real estate has been facing multiple problems and now the current crisis of COVID-19 has added to them. Earlier we were communicating differently with the government and that was not the right way. Uniting the associations will give us a voice which is stronger and will help us to communicate with the government in the right way. We have to be united together to achieve progress. We have been discussing problems all through the lockdown period during the BDA webinar series, now let’s concentrate on how to resolve them. Let us brainstorm and see how to get solutions out of this. Since there are so many associations participating today, we have to be united to resolve issues. Alone we are a drop, together we can be an ocean. There is strength in numbers, let’s unite together.”

Nayan Shah, President, CREDAI MCHI, made a comparison between real estate as a percentage of India’s economy vis-à-vis that in the USA, UK and China. “About 6% of India’s economy is real estate. India’s real estate value is $1.20-1.40 billion, our share will go up to $500-600 bn in the next 5-6 years. The government of India is spending more than Rs 7 lakh crores in agriculture, while the real estate sector is only asking for Rs 30,000-40,000 crore to grow from $140 bn to $500-600 bn. We are going to try to get relief from central government and Reserve Bank of India and the finance ministry, not as a matter of sympathy but because we have strength and we can make a big difference in the economic status of the country. Apart from the pains that we are passing through, it is important to give this economic data to the Government. Real estate has a price multiplier effect. This is the extent to which real estate can make a difference.”

Ajay Ashar, Spokesperson of the CREDAI MCHI MMR Action Committee, praised BDA for having accumulated so many players on one platform. “This is the right approach. When the Rs 20 lakh crore package was announced we had great expectations from the government as we are the second-largest employment generating sector. However, we were disappointed. Restructuring of loans is very important. Home loan rates to be reduced. So many things we are facing. I requested everybody, let us understand how much is the pain, how we can be united. We have to do something, get on one platform and focus. This is how the CREDAI MCHI MMR Action Committee was born. In no time we had 13 organizations ready to speak in one voice. In a democracy, everything comes down to numbers. We have so many different associations but all our causes are the same. If we unite and speak in one voice, nothing can stop us. If our combined voice reaches, it will resonate. Let’s have one voice, one agenda and one platform. We should stand and support each other. If our voice is unanimous and having common goals we can achieve anything. The economy will be revived only if our industry is rolling.”

CA Ramesh Prabhu, Chairman, Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association (MSWA), affirmed that “We are facing a huge crisis. Redevelopment is the need of the hour for Mumbai; every society is looking for developers to perform but we also understand the challenges faced by them. Applying GST on the rehab portion is a harsh step, the government needs to come up with some package for real estate and redevelopment.”

The webinar was also accessed live on BDA’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/bdamumbai. The unique webinar hosted by BDA had representations from the CREDAI-MCHI MMR Action Committee; Developer Associations such as CREDAI MCHI –Mumbai, MCHI –Thane, MCHI –MVC, MCHI – Vasai, Virar, MCHI –Raigad, MCHI – Navi Mumbai, CMDWA, MSDA, NMBDA, MCHI Kalyan Dombivli,  YOUTH Association, Progressive Neral Karjat, MBD, MHBA, Khopoli Builders Association; Channel Partner Associations like NAR- India, AREA group, MEAA, GREA, GREAAT, KKEAA, TEAA, CREAA, REAAK, GEAWA, FMBPDA, Property PPL, SMART, MERA, NEPRA, KDRA, KEASWA, AWEAA, GEAWA, SPREA, SCEAWA, MBA; Architects & Engineers Associations like Architects & Engineers, Indian Society Of Structural Engineers (ISSE); The Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association (MSWA), Registration Fee & Stamp Duty Payers Association (REGD), Cooperative Societies Residents Users & Welfare Association and the Federation of Accommodation Industry of India.

BDA Profile

The Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) is created out of a Movement. It is more of a movement than an association. In a matter of 12 months, more than 500 developers mainly into redevelopment have joined the movement. Borivali Developers Association was born out of exactly such a need in the year 2019. A small group of five developers primarily involved in redevelopment projects in Borivali, initiated the idea of such an organisation. However, in a very short span of time, the idea caught the imagination of developers across the city involved in redevelopment and therefore the organization was renamed and registered as Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) so as to represent all its members who joined the movement from across the city of Mumbai.

At BDA we realize that when we do quality redevelopment projects, we not only contribute to the economy of the nation but also bring about a huge change in the lifestyles and aspirations of the existing slum dwellers, tenants or society members whose buildings we redevelop. It is therefore about time that our social and economic contribution is recognized by the authorities and due support is provided to ease out the difficulties faced by the industry.

COVID 19 Economic Impact Study By Levers For Change A Report From Ground Zero Understand The Impact Of Corona Virus On Indian States Industries And Stakeholders...

COVID-19 has changed the way the ‘normal’ world functions. It has rattled the fundamentals and we are all trying to cope with the ‘new normal’ – a term that is amongst the most trending today!

Industries, across sectors and states in India and globally, have been greatly affected. Some bearing the brunt directly, while others facing the challenges indirectly, thanks to supply chain disruptions. While some businesses are sailing the tailwinds, most are grappling with the effects of this global pandemic. Consumer and business dynamics have literally changed overnight. This has forced us, as people and as organisations, to re-evaluate our preparedness to fight the disease and secure the future, for ourselves and our stakeholders.

As an industry or organisation or business, navigating this COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath is a huge challenge, no doubt. It needs a methodology – a clear approach – to see through all the chaos, bring in a method to the madness, so to speak. It is crucial to clearly understand the economic landscape at a macro level, before and during this pandemic, to help extrapolate what could perhaps be the ‘after’ state of affairs at a micro-level.

It is with this thought process that Levers For Change (LFC), a decade-old Business Transformation Consultancy based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, embarked on a detailed study, in an earnest attempt to understand, and thereon share insights on, this truly unprecedented pandemic and its impact on the Indian economy.

The team led by Mr.Ankur Kumar (Operating Partner), reached out to all the stakeholders they had ever come in contact with over their decade-long journey. They connected with hundreds of stakeholders: CEO’s, small business owners, farmers, large distributors, retailers, truck owners and salaried employees across states. They were able to cut across all strata leveraging their network, that covers almost 65% of India’s tehsils. All this, with the keen intent to provide constructive insights, to help businesses and stakeholders form a clear view of the economic situation.

Why did LFC feel a need to do this? What was the purpose of this study?

“COVID-19 has presented an unprecedented level of uncertainty in the business environment, and as consultants, the one question that our clients frequently ask – ‘when will the situation become normal?’ To answer this question, we looked at several data models that predict the opening of lockdown and recovery of the economy; however all these models varied significantly.”, explains Mr.Omprakash.

“Moreover, given the diversity of India, there are so many layers of complexity, for instance, certain states host high economic activities while there are others that are rather low on this scale; while, some states are connected to the international markets, some are fairly insulated from the global dynamics. This apart we have the quintessential urban-rural divide. None of the existing data models, in a nutshell, comprehensively addressed these complexities & dynamics that are peculiar to our country,  in many ways.”

“Given this diversity, exposure or lack of it and the divide across the states, it is difficult to make predictions that will hold ground country-wide or sector-wide. For example, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Karur in Tamilnadu and Surat, Vadodara in Gujarat,  are two prominent textile belts, but the severity of infection is different in each of these states. The value chain and recovery of the Textile sector are thus difficult to predict accurately.”

Businesses need to understand the country-wide recovery by actually looking at the markets and geographies at the ground level – local level.  We need to understand that even within a state, there are different economic centres, and each of it is exposed to varying degrees of impact.

“It thus becomes very important for leaders to have a holistic understanding. It is for this reason, to fill this gap, that we decided to undertake such an extensive study, at the local level – at ground zero.”, says Mr.Ankur Kumar

“This report intends to help understand which sectors/ areas, over a period of time, are likely to open up faster, and which may take longer. This will enable leaders to plan their business activities accordingly. A fine example of this – a client of ours, who wished to do a sales transformation project in a particular part of the country, is now looking at repositioning the market to address.”

Over the past decade, LFC has planned and implemented several sales transformation programs, spanning various sectors – Agriculture input, Construction, FMCG and several other industries. This helped build strategic touch-points across districts.

Mr.Ankur Kumar explains, “For the study, we identified the top 10 states in India that contribute to 75% of the GDP. In these states, we further identified districts that contribute to 80% of the state GDP. We tracked and reached out to our deep network in all these districts. We took their feedback – their view on the COVID-19 impact on Agricultural, Construction, Trade, Local Manufacturing, Local Transportation and other business activities – at their ground zero.”

“We combined their feedback with the metric of Healthcare System Readiness, which we understood from the Govt. websites – number of tests per million and medical infrastructure available to deal with the pandemic. We also read through the various reports published on COVID-19 and took wisdom from them. In this way, we created this report bottoms-up, from ground zero. It strives to help business leaders to find the right direction, to help pivot as needed.”

The report deep-dives and presents the ‘before-state’, ‘current-state’ and the actions taken by the Govt. that will impact the ‘future-state’. It explores the situation state-wise and sector-wise for insights.

A glimpse into the report

The largest, and most impacted state of Maharashtra from the economy point of view:

Maharashtra is the largest state of India, contributing to almost 14% of national GDP. It also accounts for 36% COVID-19 cases in India.

The top 3 districts have come to a total halt. COVID impact on the districts of Pune and Thane has hampered the manufacturing of the estate; Trade and Services based economy of Mumbai is also disrupted due to social distancing; Agriculture as a whole has taken a beating with farmers struggling with inefficient logistics, harvest being sold way below MSP and coping with a labour shortage.

Services contribute to 54% of GSDP, manufacturing is the second major contributor accounting for 27% of GSDP and agriculture contributing to 18% of GSDP. None of these sectors, except Agriculture, has seen any significant intervention from the Government to expedite the recovery process.

The number of cases in Maharashtra is expected to peak in the month of July and from there it should take further 2 months to emerge completely out of lockdown. However, the demand recovery and recovery of the economy as such should be expected only in the second quarter of FY22.

The report details the top 10 states in this manner. As such, with this study, LFC summarises that Indian towns will be fully back to normal by the end of Q3-FY21 and the Indian economy will revive by Q2-FY22.

Mr.Sunil Chordia – CMD, Rajratan Global Wire (Asia’s second-largest bead wire manufacturing company, with factories in India and Thailand), also a Member of CII, Western Region, too concurs with the findings and shared his views on the topic.

“The war against Corona is proving to be very costly. In spite of which part of the globe you live in or whatever type of interventions the government makes – the economic cost seems to be very high. In India particularly the economic cost of lockdown surely seems to be underestimated. While we might seem to be doing better in terms of infections, there is no real clarity on how the resumption of supply chains back to normal levels – will happen.”

“With already a highly broken & fragmented supply chain – opening up of lockdown being handled by different state governments differently, any model that predicts economic recovery shall be only partly true. In that sense, I find this study of LFC, reasonably fair – given their model looks at local economic centres and their recovery patterns. I tend to agree with their findings of the economy coming back to pre-COVID levels, surely not before Q2 of FY22”

Get access to the complete report…

The executive summary and the complete report is available for free download on the LFC website.

https://leversforchange.in/covid-19-economic-impact-study-by-levers-for-change/

RSBL Has World’s First Encrypted QR-Coded Gold Coins Says Mr Prithviraj Kothari Managing Director Of RSBL...

Gold investments are sacred to most Indians. However, for years now, buyers have been adversely affected by the gush of fakes in the market. With very little known about identifying them, investors have been duped with no recourse. Bringing an end to their plight is RiddiSiddhi Bullions Ltd. (RSBL) through their QR-coded encrypted gold coins – a first in the world. RSBL, India’s top bullion brand, has led the modernization of the bullion industry through its various offline and online initiatives. Now, with their encrypted QR-coded minted gold coins, they hope to end the menace of fakes. They have rolled these new RSBL Coins on 17^th February 2020 and set yet another benchmark in the global bullion industry.

The new coins will be available in all quantities – from 1 gm. to 100 gms. The primary objective is to bring in more transparency in a market that’s flooded with fakes. The gold coins can be bought from the retail outlets, while the B2B buyers can purchase them from the RSBL Spot terminal. Once purchased, all one has to do is scan it under the RSBL Spot app and details like brand, purity and weight will immediately appear on the screen. While the app is available on Google Play and on the Apple Store as well, this feature is currently live for Android users and will soon be live on iOS platforms too. The coins, which come in tamperproof packaging, are a first in the global bullion market with its scannable QR-codes.

Said Mr. Prithviraj Kothari, Managing Director of RSBL “At RSBL, we have our ears to the ground and have been trying to innovate solutions, for many years, for our buyers who have been struggling with the challenge of identifying fake gold coins from original. A lot of methods have been in place, but none of them were foolproof. After a lot of research and trials, we are launching our encrypted QR-coded gold coins, a first in the world. This will provide security not just to buyers but also jewellers who can identify a genuine RSBL gold coin by simply scanning it on the RSBL Spot app. It has never been easier or more fail-safe. We are sure that, like all our earlier digitization initiatives, this too will be embraced with open arms. We are here to help our community and are happy to take the global industry one step forward with our initiative. The response will inspire us to keep innovating and making the bullion market more progressive with every step”

RSBL has led the industry for over 25 years, and even launched India’s first and only electronic and over the counter bullion trading system, RSBL SPOT in 2008. Through RSBL eCoins, the company made the entire process of buying and selling gold and platinum coins transparent and simple. The company has won numerous awards for its contribution to the industry. With 3,500+ clients for RSBL Spot Terminal and a solid pan-India presence, RSBL is India’s most trusted bullion brand.

With the new QR-coded encrypted gold coins, RSBL has made the bullion industry more accessible to the common buyer under leadership of Mr. Prithviraj Kothari. If you’ve been thinking of investing in top quality and most trusted gold coins, your search ends with RSBL’s newly launched coins. Join the growing community of forward-looking bullion investors that has the power to verify the authenticity of their investment through an app on their phone!

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Augmont App Brings Together The Best Of Online And Offline Purchase Options With Its Advanced Features And Solid Offline Presence – Says Sachin Kothari Director Of Augmont...

Exclusive Interview

Q.1 Please tell us more about Augmont app? How does it work?

Augmont App is a platform that helps buyers to purchase gold and silver just with a tap of your finger at the Best Price Guaranteed. When you think, the traditional way of buying gold comes with a lot of inconvenience. Buyers have to make physical trips to a jeweler, pay unverified prices, and worry about purity and then about storing it safely. We wanted to acknowledge all these problems and come up with a one-stop solution. Being one of the best and innovative precious metal company in the country, we wanted to give our consumers the best solution possible. Hence, with the help of technology we introduced Augmont App earlier last year.

Augmont app brings together the best of online and offline purchase options with its advanced features and solid offline presence. Being one of the largest gold refineries in India, we have way more control over quality compared to our other counterparts and is able to offer benchmark prices as compared to any other platform and the same benefit is made available to the retail consumers. Buyers can purchase gold at lowest price of Re.1/- giving them the power to invest in gold and silver as per their convenience. Customers can ask for home delivery of physical gold as low as 0.1 gram which is a Gold coin costing less than Rs.500/- . All you have to do is register on our app, enter the amount of gold you wish to purchase select the mode of payment and the rest is taken care by us. We will store the physical gold in a 100% secured lockers that is controlled and monitored by IDBI Trusteeship Services. The gold stored is so safe that even Augmont cannot access it unless the customer asks for doorstep delivery or decides to sell back to the company. For those who like to keep their gold with themselves, we will deliver it to your doorstep within 3 days to virtually every Indian corner.

For buyers who want to buy gold regularly in a disciplined manner, there is the option of very convenient monthly SIPs, available in multiples of 1000.

If one wishes to encash profits, a few simple taps on the app help in selling your gold at real-time market prices, and the money appears within minutes in the bank account. And no matter how much gold you buy, it is all 999 pure, ensuring you get nothing but the best.

Q.2 Who are your customers and how the app benefits them?

Anyone with a Smartphone who wants to buy or invest in gold through our app is our customer. We have received request for gold worth Re. 1/- to Rs.1 crore. We get request from a normal individual to a retailer. Large number of demand through our app comes from South India.

As mentioned earlier, our app is a one-stop solution to all the problems that buyers face while purchasing gold traditionally. Additionally it provides buyers with the flexibility of choosing the amount and/or quantity of gold as per their convenience.

Q.3 Where do you store the physical gold?

Once the gold is purchased it is stored in a 100% secured locker which is regulated by IDBI trusteeship services. We are very particular about the safety of the gold purchased by our buyers and don’t compromise with the safety of the products whatsoever.

4 Do you think online gold buying is becoming an alternative for people who don’t want to go out and buy gold from retail stores?

Definitely. Today with the easy accessibility of technology the process of buying is made very convenient. It may be buying clothes, food or even gold the digital medium is the most preferred and comfortable medium of purchasing today especially with the millennial who want everything at the tip of their finger. Why go out when you can get it at your door step? That’s the ideology of the generation today and digi-gold just fits perfectly. Of course, the concept is new and it will take some time for everyone to be comfortable with it without any apprehensions but it’s working very well with our young audience.

Q.5 Do you think online will replace offline in future? If yes then why?

In the longer run Omni-Channel will lead the way. It’s not about Online or Offline, it’s about the right balance between Online and Offline. For E.g., Big retail brands like Walmart have their investment in e-commerce brands like Flipkart, thus having both offline and online presence. Offline outlets are using online methods to ease customers’ life. Hence, Omni-Channel is the future.

Combating Lockdown Head-on With A Marketing Innovation Of A Contest Cum Standup Comedy By TREC – The Real Estate Company Led By Ramesh Jogani...

Widely recognized for his contribution to the Indian real estate sector, Mr. Ramesh Jogani – Managing Director, TREC- The Real Estate Company, has launched a unique, innovative strategic marketing campaign during lockdown to connect with audiences in a format that is interactive, informative and entertaining. This marketing tool being implemented in the real estate category for the first time ever is an online contest cum stand-up comedy act will set a benchmark for everyone to follow. This campaign is for his landmark development Aangan in Matunga (W) under his development arm TREC- The Real Estate Company.

The contest is based on his project ‘Aangan’ in Matunga West and mirrors his experience in real estate, design and aesthetics. This marketing tool is different, unique and creative and the popular stand-up comedian Anirban Dasgupta will conduct the event in a similar creative, unique, and aesthetic manner by leveraging his creative capabilities as a comedian on 29^th May 5pm – 6pm (IST). There will be a cash reward prize and a gift for every participant thereby making it a win-win scenario for all.  The online event is expected to garner mass participation and is slated to set a benchmark and stand out as a clear differentiator in the overcrowded advertising and marketing space. This game changer concept addresses the communication need of being relevant, being informative and driving a strong call to action.

Speaking on the occasion, Ramesh Jogani, Managing Director, TREC, shares that, “We have been pioneering development, redefining communication and singularly focusing on a value proposition we can offer through every project we undertake. Story-telling as a narrative and being inclusive in our execution is inherent to us and hence, in these extraordinary times we have been identifying opportunities that can be implemented virtually to continue maintaining an empathetic dialogue with our consumers. The objective is to create a moment where we are all taking a break from the routine and getting to understand our stakeholders better, as compared to the ‘business as usual’ scenarios where discussions are limited, predefined as a monologue and where time eternally is distributed”.

A respected and credible businessman with over 3 decades of a legacy built across Mumbai and Pune, 22mn sq.ft delivered , over 4200 crs funds managed hehas been identified as a ‘Value Builder’ by Forbes. Like all of his projects that offer a great location, superlative design, choicest amenities, perfect pricing  Aangan is a step further and is a co-created women centric theme project in the micromarket of Matunga (W) in Mumbai. The 31 storey residential landmark that’s an ode to women offers well planned 2BHK residences with amenities like gym, swimming pool, rooftop Aangan, kids play area, business lounge, multipurpose hall, sea- view, city-view, safety and security features, work stations to enable work from home amongst others are nothing short of perfection.

For further information please contact: Sonal Seth-9820135351 or email at sonal.seth@trec.online